At the end of last year, I set out to back up my computers and create a centralized location for music. I ended up picking up the very excellent SimpleNET network adapter. That network adapter is great: it’s basically a tiny Linux box (even has SSH!), so you can either simply plug drives in and manage it via the web interface, or you can ssh in, set up cron jobs, etc., etc. All for ~$80. It’s really cool.
The problem is that I also picked up a Toshiba external HDD to plug into this beast. The Toshiba drive exposes not *one* but *two* volumes. These two volumes are not two partitions: they are two distinct volumes. One is a “Virtual CD” riddled with Windows software, and there’s no way to get rid of it. A few hours of searching the Internet and hacking on the thing later, I finally gave up and ran it back to Best Buy.
I then picked up an HP SimpleSave, which has better reviews (especially from Linux users). Of course, the one I grabbed has a bent USB connection, so it was utterly worthless. Exchanged it for a new one at Best Buy, plugged it in, and life is good.
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